I have been testing my water weekly but I'm finding the results hard to determine...
I test mag, calc and alk with Red Sea titration kits and love how easy they are to get an accurate reading with. But for PH and Nitrate I'm using API which aren't the best, my PH is always a toss up between 8 and 8.2 and my nitrates always seem to show 0, however the difference between 0 and 5 is so minimal and when most reccomend you keep your nitrates around 1ppm i have no chance of an accurate reading! I'm also not currently testing phosphates but think i should maybe start?
Having no issues with algae etc so I'm not worried but feel like i should be testing more accurately for long term stability
Questions:
Which test kits should i be using for Nitrates?
Should i be testing phosphates? If so which kit?
Do i need more accurate PH tests?
Finally i know everyone will tell me that Hanna are the best but when you have 8 tests to complete and the Hanna's are £60-70 each i just can't stretch to that cost I'm afraid. So I'm looking for the most accurate and easy to read kits from people like Nyos, Red Sea, Salifert etc etc
I test mag, calc and alk with Red Sea titration kits and love how easy they are to get an accurate reading with. But for PH and Nitrate I'm using API which aren't the best, my PH is always a toss up between 8 and 8.2 and my nitrates always seem to show 0, however the difference between 0 and 5 is so minimal and when most reccomend you keep your nitrates around 1ppm i have no chance of an accurate reading! I'm also not currently testing phosphates but think i should maybe start?
Having no issues with algae etc so I'm not worried but feel like i should be testing more accurately for long term stability
Questions:
Which test kits should i be using for Nitrates?
Should i be testing phosphates? If so which kit?
Do i need more accurate PH tests?
Finally i know everyone will tell me that Hanna are the best but when you have 8 tests to complete and the Hanna's are £60-70 each i just can't stretch to that cost I'm afraid. So I'm looking for the most accurate and easy to read kits from people like Nyos, Red Sea, Salifert etc etc